Improvement in wash-boilers



UNITED STATES PATENT Carien.

PETER FRENTZ, OF NET ALBANY, INDIANA.

HVlPROVElVi ENT IN WASH-BOILERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 86,526. dated February2, i869.

To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, PETER IPRENTZ, ot' NewAlbany, in the county of Floyd, and in the State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in lash-Boilers; and dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a wash-boiler with a funnel-shaped loose bottom and a top cap,whereby a great saving in fuel and a stronger action of steam and waterare obtained.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventiona-ppertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, whichform a part of this specification, and which represent a side elevationin section of my invention.

A represents a wash-boiler made in any of the known and usual ways, onthe bottom of which is placed an inverted funnel, B, of the samecircumference as the boiler.

The edges of the funnel-shaped bottom B are notched, as seen in thedrawings, so as to allow the water to pass down, and bound with wire, soas to rest on the bottom ofthe boiler A.

From the center of the funnel-shaped bottom B a tube, C, extends asuitable distance upward, which tube at its upper end is provided with acircular ange, D, said ange projecting outward and downward, as shown inthe drawing.

On the top of the tube C is placed a cap, E, which corresponds in sizeand shape with the circular iiange D, and can be raised or lowered fromthe same at will.

When the boiler is on the re and the water boils, the steam and waterwill pass up the tube C, and be forced out a regular sheet ot' Water onall sides, between the flange D and cap E.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In combination with a wash-boiler, the .false funnel-shaped bottom B,notched at its outer edges, upright tube C, provided with a iiange, D,at its upper end, and the adjustable but stationary cap E, the wholeconstructed and operating substantially in the manner and for thepurposes specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this17th day ol September, 1868.

PETER FRENTZ.

